Hog-oiler and the like.



A. H. CGNELLY & T. SCHELL.

HOG OILER AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18.19is. RENEWED 02c. 20.1915.

Patented DH. 31, 1918.

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wue nto'u alike cums A. H. CONELLY & T. SCHELL.

HOG OILER AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1a. I916, RENEWED DEC. 20. 1916.

1 ,289,67U, Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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ARTHUR H. GONELLY AND THEODORE SCHELL, OF MACOMB, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO MACOMB SHEET METAL WORKS, OF MACOMIB, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HOG-OILEB AND THE'LIKE.

Application filed February 18, 1916, Serial No. 79,076.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR H. CONELLY and THEODORE Sorrnnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Macomb, in the county of McDonough and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Hog-Oilers and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hog oilers and the like; and the objects and nature of the invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the accompanying drawings illustrating what we now believe to be the preferred embodiment or mechanical expression of the invention from among other forms, arrangements, and constructions within the spirit and scope thereof.

An object of the invention is to provide various improvements in hog oilers or analogons apparatus wherein the oil or other liquid to be applied to the animal flows down the outer surfaces of movable rubbing bars or plates against which the animal rubs'and which bar is thereby moved to control means whereby the liquid is then automatically fed to the outer surface of the bar.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved liquid distributing surface for rubbing bars or plates used for applying oil or other liquid to hogs or other animals, without regard to whether such bar or plate is movable, and without regard to what method or means may be employed for feeding oil or liquid to such surface, and whether or not such bar or plate is embodied in an apparatus of the type hereby disclosed.

- A further object of the invention is to provide exceedingly simple, durable and efficient means for automatically supplying liquid to the rubbing bars of apparatus for applying liquid to animals when said bars are moved by the animal in rubbing against the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide'improved means for maintaining a supply of liquid for feeding to the rubbing bars of apparatus for applying liquid to animals.

A further object of the invention is to Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Renewed December 20, 1916. Serial No. 138,106.

provide certain improvements in construction and arrangements of parts for the production of a highly advantageous apparatus for applying liquid to animals.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction and in combinations and .arrangements as more fully and particularly set forth and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1, is a perspective of apparatus em bodying the invention.

Fig. 2, is a detail front elevation of one of the rubbing bars, the bar being shown tilted forward on its lower end, whereby the true inclination of the ribs 28, does not appear as in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a vertical longitudinal section of the apparatus. a

Fig- 4, is a top plan of the top pan or receptacle with the reservoir removed.

Fig. 5, is a cross section on the line 55, Fig. 8.

In the particular rubbing post illustrated to show apparatus embodying the invention, we provide a strong rigid central vertical column or spindle 1, which can be anchored, fixed or supported at its lower end in any suitable manner or by any suitable means, although in the particular example illustrated, the lower end of this column is rigidly fixed to and rises from the central portion of a cast iron or other suitable material base 9., having equally spaced depending supporting feet or legs 3, adapted to rest on and be secured to a fixed support, such as a floor, or suitable anchoring devices that can be buried or driven in the ground to hold the apparatus to the ground or to the floor against bodily tilting or shifting under the pressure exerted by animals when rubbing against the apparatus.

The head 4, of the apparatus is supported by this column in an elevated position, and in the example illustrated, several rubbing and liquid applying members 5, depend from this head with their lower ends terminating over the top face of said base. Although the invention is not so limited, we show three equally-spaced vertically dlsposed rubbing bars or m m ers 5,, spaced radially from the column and at their upper ends confined to and in the head and at their lower ends 1pivotally joined to and supported by the ase.

The head 4, in this particular example (although the invention is not so limited) consists of a horizontal circular feed pan or comparatively shallow open-top receptacle formed by a single casting, having a central depending hub or socket 6, receiving and secured .to the upper end of the column 1, so that the horizontal receptacle is rigid with the column, and is formed with a horizontal floor 7, and a surrounding imperforate vertical flange or wall 8. r

This receptacle is adapted to contain liquid to be supplied to the outer surfaces of the rubbing bars for application to the animals contacting said bars.

The rubbing bars are loosely mounted so as to be swung or moved when the animals engage the same, and the upper ends of the bars and said receptacle are so formed that the movement of a bar will force liquid from the receptacle and cause deposit thereof on the bar in such manner that the liquid will travel down and spread on the outer surface of the bar and be transferred to the hide of the animal rubbing against'and causing such operative movement of the bar.

In the present example, each bar consists of a longitudinally-elongated metal member, plate or bar which can be composed of asingle casting, although we do not wish to so limit the invention. with a wide outer rubbing surface of exten- -sive area, and this surface ispreferably t transversely convexed, and 1f 'so desired the bar can be of approximately U-shap'e, channel form or concavo-convex in cross section. The bar is preferably supported from its lower end through the medium of a hinge connection with the base to afford the up- I per end of the bar a comparatively extensive swingingmovement. To ihisend, we show the lower rear corner of the bar formed with a pair of spaced rearwardly projecting transversely perforated ears 9, arranged at the outer vertical sides of a pair of vertical ears 10, rising from the central upper portion of the base and having perforations alined with the perforations of ears 9, to recelve a horlzontal transverse plvot pin or axis 12, by which the bar is supported and on which it swings toward and from or radially with respect to the central column 1.

The upper end portion of the bar is reduced or tapered upwardly in width with its front or outer side curving upwardly and rearwardly to form a downwardly and outwardly curving or bulging breast 13,, immediately under the top head or receptacle 4,

while the upper end or extremity of the bar forms an upwardly extending narrow hook This bar is formed or inverted L-shaped head or projection convertical face gradually merging downwardly into said breast and at its longitudinal vertical edges gradually merging downwardly into the flaring longitudinal edges of said tapered ortion; a horizontal forwardly extending top portion 15, and a depending front end flange 16, parallel with, in front of and spaced forwardly a distance from the front face of said shank or neck 16 Each rubbing bar is formed approximately as thus described, and the floor of the head or receptacle 4, is formed with similar vertical openings for the upward passage of said hook like upper ends of the bars, so that the horizontal forward projections 15, and the depending flanges 16, of the bars will be located and arranged in the receptacle and above the floor thereof.

Each said vertical opening 17, in said receptacle is spaced inwardly from the'surrounding outer wall of the receptacle, and

also a distance outwardly from the center of" the receptacle, and is radially elongated to permit thehereinbefore described swinging movement of the upper ends ,of the bars. g

Each said opening'issurrOunded on three maintain a certain level of liquid in the tank by the transverse loiv dam or wall 19, r V rising at the front side of the opening and V arrangedtransversely of and a slight distance below the horizontal portion 15 of the rubbing bar 5, and parallel with and be'-' tween the' depending end 16, of said head i and the front face of the neck 1%, thereof.

The floor of the receptacle is depressed be tween the surrounding outerwall and the dam or low curb 19, to form a pocket 20, closed atits inner side by dam 19. The curbs 18 extend on opposite sides of'the pockets lnto proximity with the wall 8.

These pockets receive the depending ends or flanges 16, of the rubbing bar heads and provide an ample supply of liquid in which said ends operate as hereinafter set forth, the flanges loosely .fitting the pockets to retard inflow of oil.

Each curb 18, and its lower portion or dam 19, forms an open well extending upwardlyv through the receptacle and holding back the liquid therein against'flowing by gravity down through the well so long as the liquid in the receptacle maintains a certam level therein.

of the rubbing bar head therein, and the hinge axis or pivot of each rubbing bar is so arranged that the center of gravity of the bar is always located outwardly beyond a vertical line between the hinge aXis of the bar and the inner end. wall of the well receiving the head of said bar, hence each bar always tends to maintain its outermost position away from the center column and always automatically swings or returns to said outermost position after being swung to its limit of inward movement and then released. The inner end or wall of the well limits the inward swing of the rubbing bar, while the outward swing of the bar can be limited by the outer end or wall (dam 19) of the well or by the outer surrounding wall of the receptacle, or an adjustable stop can be provided for this purpose. For instance, we show radially arranged set screws 22, longitudinally adjustable through the outer surrounding wall of the receptacle and having heads and lock nuts accessible at the exterior of said wall, to form adjustable stops for engagement with the outer ends of the heads of the rubbing bars, whereby the range of swing of each bar can be varied to increase or diminish the quantity of liquid splashed from the receptacle and through the well at each operative stroke of a bar, as hereinafter set forth.

The rubbing bars when in normal position are at their limits of forward swing with the depending ends 16, of their upper end heads at the outer end portions of the liquid pockets 20, and remote from the opposing dams 19, of the well curbs. When an animal presses against a rubbing bar, the bar is q i ly SWUIIQ OI jerked back or inwardly thereby rapidly forcing the depending end 16, of the bar head rearwardly through the liquid in the pocket nd driving said liquid toward the dam 19, and consequently forcing and splashing a quantity of said liquid rearwardly over said dam and into the well and against the inner surfaces of the head and onto the breast of the rubbing bar.

Each inward or rearward operative stroke or swing of a rubbing bar forces a quantity of liquid from the receptacle so that it will fall through the well onto the breast of the bar from which it distributes itself downwardly on the outer face or rubbing surface of said bar. Also, liquid deposited on the neck and horizontal portion of the head of the bar will spread along said surfaces and gradually reach and flow downwardly on the rubbing surface of the bar and this action may be constantly going on to a slight extent owing to the fact that the depending front end of the rubbing bar heads are constantly dipped into the liquid in the pockets in which they are located.

It will be noted that the breasts of the rubbing bars are located under the wells to receive all liquid falling therethrough and that these breasts are also located under the front edge walls or dams of the wells to catch all liquid dripping from the rear surfaces thereof and from the depending drip edges 23 at the under surface of the receptacle. The neck and body of each rubbing bar are provided throughout their opposite longitudinal edges with elevated ribs, beads or dams 24, to confine the liquid to the front surfaces thereof and to prevent the liquid flowing to the rear or inner surface thereof. 7

The front or outer face of each rubbing bar is also provided with series of ribs to provide the desired irregular rubbing surface and to cause uniform distribution of the downflowing liquid throughout said face. To this end, we provide the breast of each bar with a pair of transversely arranged downwardly inclined and converging ribs 25, to catch the liquid and direct the same toward the longitudinal center of the breast where it can flow downwardly through a channel between the inner lower ends of said ruating rib 27 located immediately below the said upper ends of ribs 26, and across said center ongitudinalchannel. The outer lower ends of the short diverging ribs 26, terminate a distance from the longitudinal edge dams 24, and provide side longitudinal channels for the downflow of liquid to the upper edges of a pair of long downwardly converging ribs 28, between the inner lower ends of which a center longitudinal channel is formed immediately below interrupting rib 27, and above a corresponding short interrupting rib 29. Similar pairs of long downwardly converging ribs 28, andintervening short downwardly diverging ribs with short interrupting ribs 29, are continued throughout the length of the outer face of each bar and cause a slow tortuous flow of the liquid and cause the same to spread uniformly over the entire outer surface of the bar which is a feature of importance and advantage in apparatus of this character.

The surplus liquid that finally reaches the lower ends of the bars, drops from the lower edges of the bars onto the upper surface of the base which is formed to catch and retain the same- The base 2, is formed with a central or body port-ion having a downwardly and outwardly inclined upper surface 30. located below the lower ends of the rubbing bars, and with outwardly-projecting approxw rdly bulging or somewhat in the form imately horizontal extensions or arms 31',

approximately radiating from said central or-bodyportion. The feet or legs 3, preferably depend from the outer ends of these arms. 1 The entire top surface of the base (including said central portion and the arms or extensions) is'surrounded by acontinuous unbroken outer-edge upwardlyprojecting flange-or curb 32, to retain the liquid dropping from the rubbing bars and confine the same onthe top surface of the base. The top surface of the base is so formed that liquid dropping from the rubbing bars is caught and caused to fiow onto the top surfaces of the base extensions which form shallow top pans or pockets in which the liquid is retained. In the particular example illustrated, we provide three rubbing bars uniformly arranged around the center column, and also provide three equally-spaced base extensions 31, each arranged opposite and below a rubbing bar. A frame extension is thus arranged opposite and below each rubbing bar so that an animal when rubbing againsta bar can also rub the under portion of the body across a frame extension and.

thus contact the liquid retained by the top portion of the base and said extension. The animals caneasily straddle thebase when rubbing against the bars and can thus have theanti-vermin or other liquid applied to ex- 7 tensive areas of'their bodies. r

In theexample'illustrated, the central 0 body portion of the base is approximately of atruncated cone tocause the liquid =deposited thereon toflow down and outwardly onto the extensions.

Any suitable means can be provided to supply liquid to the top head 'or receptacle 4:, and to maintain liquid at the desired-level therein, although in the example illustrated, We show aremovable font or supply tank 34, for 'this purpose. The supply tank 34:, is closed or air tight except for a short center discharging and filling nozzle or neck 35, de-

pending from its bottom. The tank is adapted to be filled with liquid through said neck 35, while the tank is held in an inverted position. The tank is then reversed, while the neck is held closed by a finger,and quickly placed in the otherwise open top of the head 4:, as the finger is removed. The-neck will then depend from the bottom of the tank with its lower open end slightly spaced from the center of the floor of the head 4- The liquid will flow by gravity from the tank into thehead until the-liquid level in the head rises above the horizontal plane of the lower open end of the neck and thus seals the same against entrance of air to the interior of the tank. Whenever the liquid "level in. theheadfalls so as to expose the the surrounding rim or flange 8,.with the lower end of the tank abuttingsuitable el'e- V vated shoulders or ledges 36, formed in or of said rim and projecting inwardly from the inner surface thereof.

4 Any suitable means can be provided todetachably lock or clamp the tank to and in the head and against accidental displace- 2 ment. For instance, we show verticallymovable and rotatable spring. held tank looking or clamping rods or hook bolts for this urpose. Each bolt consists of an elonv 3 straight shank or body 37, having'a gate laterally bent upper end or hook 38, and a headed lower end 39, on which the lower end of a coiled expansion sprin 40, is seated, the spring loosely and longitudinally encircling the lower end portion of: the bolt shank.

These bolts are confined to! the head 4:, through the medium of vertically perforated ears or bosses L1, integral with the rim 8, and projecting at theexterior thereof. .If

so desired, the inner upper corners. of these ears can project beyond the innerisurfaceflof the 'rim 'to form the tank supporting stops or ledges, 36'.

The clamping bolts are rotatable and: also longitudinally slidable in said ears; 541; and when not in operative position clamping the tank to the head, .sj'aidbolts are ,usuallyin-V inoperative dropped position with their up per clamping'or hook endsengaging the upiper ends of the ears and turned outwardly. i

l/Vhen the tank has been properly seated on the L head and within the rim thereof and is ready to be clampedrin operative-position, each clamping boltis pulled upwardly until its lateral-upper end is above the level of the tankftop and the spring 40, is compressed between the lower end of the boss and the bottom head of the bolt, whereupon the'bolt is rotated to bring itsupper lateral end over the tank top, and is then released. tThe springs 40, will then tightly hold the tank seated in the head 4:, through the medium from the spirit and scope of our invention,

and hence we do not wish to limit ourselves to the exact disclosures hereof.

What we claim is:

1. An animal oiler including an oil container having a wall over which the liquid may flow, an upright rubbing member having its upper end turned outwardly above the front rubbing face of the member and over the wall of the container, the free end portion of said outwardly turned upper end being downturned into the liquid of the container for horizontal movement therein, and means supporting the rubbing members on a horizontal pivot.

2. An animal oiler including an oil container having a wall over which the liquid may flow, an upright rubbing member having its upper end turned outwardly above the front rubbing face of the member and over the wall of the container, the free end portion of said outwardly turned upper end being downturned into the liquid of the container for horizontal movement therein, means supporting the rubbing member on a horizontal pivot, and an adjustable screw engageable by the downturned end for varying its extent of movement in the liquid.

3. An animal oiler including an oil container having a wall over which the liquid may flow, an upright rubbing member having its upper end turned outwardly above the front rubbing face of the member and over the wall of the container, the free end portion of said outwardly turned upper end being downturned into the liquid of the container for horizontal movement therein, means supporting the rubbing member on a horizontal pivot, the underlying rubbing face being formed with a vertical series of centrally located, horizontal ribs, other ribs converging downwardly from each edge of the rubbing member and terminating in spaced relation beneath the adjacent horizontal ribs, and downwardlv diveming ribs between relatively superposed converging ribs and spaced at each end therefrom.

4. An animal oilerincluding an oil container having a wall, and a rubbing member having an integral forwardly extending partoverhanging the wall and formed into a comparatively wide thin web for operating horizontally in the container to force the liquid over the wall to drop therefrom directly onto the rubbing face of said member upon the animal-actuated movement of the rubbing member. 7

5. In an animal oiler, an oil container having a pocket, a movable element pivotally mounted below the pocket and having an integral portion depending into said pocket and adapted upon movement of said element to force oil toward and over a wall of said pocket for delivery to the movable element; other walls of said pocket being level of the oil in the latter and movable substantially horizontally therein, said container having walls defining a pocket about the depending portion of the movable element as to make it easier for the oil to splash out of the container over a predetermined one of said walls than to emerge into other parts of the container, and means movably supporting the movable element for according a horizontal movement to the depending portion.

7. An animal oiler including an oil container, and an upright rubbing bar pivoted at its lower end on a horizontal pivot and having its upper end extended forwardly and downwardly into the container to provide a depending splashing element interlockingly engaged with the wall of said container.

8. An animal oiler including an oil container, an upright rubbing bar pivoted at its lower end on a horizontal pivot and having its upper end extended forwardly and downwardly into the container to provide a depending splashing element interlockingly engaged with the wall of said container, and means adjustable against the splashing element to vary the extent of swinging movement of the bar.

9. A rubbing post comprising a support, an upright rubbing bar having a longitudinally elongated transversely convexed front rubbing surface, a transverse supporting axis for said bar and arranged at the rear corner of the lower end thereof, said bar being freely swingable on said axis to carry its upper end inwardly and outwardly, said bar being normally maintained by gravity at its limit of outward movement, means at the upper end of the bar for limiting the outward swing thereof, and a liquid feed pan, the upper end of the bar projecting into said pan to force liquid therefrom for delivering to said front rubbing surface on the rearward swing of the bar. 7

10. A rubbing post comprising a support, a liquid receptacle carriedthereby, a swingable upright rubbing bar at its upper end having a liquid forcing projection adapted to dip into the liquid in said receptacle and move laterally therein to force a quantity thereof from the receptacle and into engagement with a portion of the bar down which it can travel to the rubbing surface of the bar, on the animal-actuated operative move-. ment of the bar, and means movably connecting the rubbing bar to the support for according a lateral'movement to the'liquid forcing projection in the receptacle.

11. A rubbing post comprising'a support, 7

a receptacle carried by the support and having a dam holding back the liquidin the receptacle, and an upright laterallymovable rubbing bar having a rubbing surface down which liquid forced from said receptacle over said dam can flow, said bar provided with'an upward extension projecting into said receptacle and adaptedto move jlaterally'in the liquid therein toward and from said dam as the bar is moved back and forth to force the'liquid over the dam.

12. A rubbing post comprising a support,

' an upright rubbing bar carried by 'an axls on which the bar is 'swingable back and forth, said bar having. an outer side rubbing surface, said bar normally assuming its l1m1t of outward swing, and an elevated liquid receptacle carried by said support and formed with a vertical well extending there through, said bar having an upwardly ex tending projection. extending through said bing'asurface, said bar at itslower'end being 7 pivotally j oined to' and carried by said sup port and being. swingable' 'thereon,- and at itsupper end extending-into the'liquid in said receptacle, saidreceptacle and the upper end of thebar cooperating to constitute a'force" feed for supplying liquid to travel down said surface of the bar, said force feed being-operated theinward swing of.

the-bar. j I j r r 7 "la/A rubbing post comprising a support,

an elevated liquid receptacle carried thereby and having a well extending'vertically ,therethrough'and formed by an opening in the floor of the receptaclersurrounded by an upwardly extending curb at one side reduced in height to forina dam, and a swingable up-' right r bbingibar carried by said support and; having a reduced upper endv projecting V 'upwardlythrough said well and movable therein-as thebar swings, said end having a lateralprojection extending over said dam 7 and intosaid receptacle and formed with a depending liquid-forcing portion adapted to movein the "liquid toward and from said 'dam,s ubstantially as described. v 1 l5. A'hog oiler, or the like; comprising a support, anelevated receptaclecarried thereby andjhaving a well opening vertically th'erethrough, an upright laterally-movable re tta rubbing bar at its outer sidehaving a rub-' bing and liquiddistributing surface andfatits upper end having means' extending upwardly'through said well-and depending into the liquid in said receptacle to force liquid 7 from said receptacle'and into'said wellffor delivery ontcsaid surface when said bar is moved laterally by the'impact of an animal thereagainst, and an'adjustable stoplimiting;- v

the movement of said bar in one direction.

I q support, an elevated liquid receptacle car-" 16: A hogoiler, or the'like, comprising a ried thereby and formed with a vertical:

opening extending therethrou gh surrounded by a" curb to form a well, said curbing havmg a dam, and: an upright laterally movable rubg bingbar carriedby said supportand at its upper end having. a projection extending upwardly through said well and' 'movable' laterally therein and extended forwardly in said receptacle and over: said dam and formed with a liquid forcing"flangedepending in said pocketand opposite said dam. 17. A hog oiler, or'the like, comprising a rubbing bar having'an upright longitudinal rubbing and liquid" distributing surface of extensive area formed with longitudinal edge means to confine the liquid to said sure face and with vertical series of pairs of downwardly'converging long ribs spaced apart at their lower ends, intervening pairs of shorter downwardly diverging ribs spaced apart at their upper ends, and-transversely arranged short central interrupting ribs. I v v I "'18. A hog'oiler, or the like, havinga panlow wall forming adam, 'the bottom: of the'receptacle forming a liquidpocketone. vertical wall of which is formedfby said likereceptacle provided with a surrounding rim and a floor'and. exterior vertically per forated projections, ,a liquid supply font removably fittedfdown in said rim. and be', mg. closed except for a bottom filling and.

discharge neckgdepending into the liquid in the receptacle,';clamping bolts turnable in and vertically movable. through said'projections and provided with, laterally. extending upper ends toextend oven the upper end'of the font and hold the same .in the receptacle and with' springs at their lower ends, a sup port for said receptacle, and arubbing bar re-' 'ceivingits liquid supply from saidreceptacl'eQ 19.? Infan animal oiler the combination with meansforming an oil pocket, of an 'imperforate. movable rubbing bar formed with a laterally disposed portion andan oil splashing element depending from the outer end of said portion into said pocket, said laterally disposed portion positioned abovethe o l pooketand being ofsuflicient width to thelsame onto the bar.

receive-the oil splashed therefrom anddefiect '20; In an -animal o'iler the combination With means forming an oil pocket and a dam therein having an upstanding surface, of an oil splashing element disposed in the pocket and having an upstanding surface opposed to and substantially paralleling that of said dam, and a movable rubbing bar connected to said element whereby the said surface of the element is oscillated directly toward that of the dam upon a direct animal-actuated 10 movement of the rubbing bar.

21. In an animal oiler the combination With a rubbing bar mounted for lateral osclllation and having an outwardly exposed rubbing breast, of means forming an 011 pocket positioned forwardly of the bar, an 15 oil deflecting plate projecting forwardly of the bar above the pocket, and an oil splashing element depending from said plate into the pocket. Signed ARTHUR H. CONELLY. THEODORE SCHELL.

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